U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 11/28/94 - 11/29/94 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 28076 28077 28078 28079 28080 28081 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28076 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: FITZPATRICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/28/94 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:43 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/03/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: FACSIMILE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/28/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: WILLIAM HUFFMAN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: | | |CDEG 21.21(c)(3)(i) DEFECTS/NONCOMPLIANCE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 65 POWER OPERATION | 65 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DEFECTIVE 125 VDC MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER. | | | | ON 10/03/94, A SPARE GENERAL ELECTRIC MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER, TYPE | | THJK, WAS BENCH TESTED IN PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION IN A SAFETY RELATED | | APPLICATION. THE BREAKER OVERCURRENT TRIP FAILED TO PERFORM WITHIN THE | | SPECIFIED TIME-CURRENT CURVE. THE BREAKER WAS NOT INSTALLED. A SECOND | | BREAKER FROM THE SPARE PARTS INVENTORY WAS BENCH TESTED WITH SATISFACTORY | | RESULTS. | | | | THE DEFECTIVE BREAKER WAS RETURNED TO GENERAL ELECTRIC FOR EVALUATION. | | GENERAL ELECTRIC CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THIS DEVIATION WAS | | DUE TO HUMAN ERROR AND WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. | | | | THIS DEVIATION WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS IN | | PLACE AT FITZPATRICK. NO FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE PLANNED. | | | | A COPY OF THIS REPORT HAS BEEN SENT TO NRR/TQMB (HAASS). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28077 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DAVIS BESSE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/28/94 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: OH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:45 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] B&W-R-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/28/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:40[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: LARRY MEEKS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/28/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: WILLIAM HUFFMAN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MONTE PHILLIPS RDO | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CONTRACT EMPLOYEE FAILED TO DISCLOSE PREVIOUS DRUG USAGE. | | | | IT WAS DETERMINED ON 11/28/94 THAT A CONTRACT LABORER HAD FAILED TO | | DISCLOSE PREVIOUS POSITIVE DRUG TESTS. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS GRANTED | | UNESCORTED ACCESS TO PLANT PROTECTED AND VITAL AREAS ON 10/06/94. | | | | THE HISTORY OF PREVIOUS POSITIVE RESULTS FROM DRUG TESTING WAS DETERMINED | | ON 11/28/94 THROUGH ROUTINE BACKGROUND CHECKS. PLANT ACCESS HAS BEEN | | REVOKED. A SECURITY WORK REVIEW IS IN PROGRESS. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28078 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: QUAD CITIES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/28/94 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:20 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 11/28/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:12[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: GARY KLONE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/28/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: WILLIAM HUFFMAN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MONTE PHILLIPS RDO | |HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | 2 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL. | | | | A STAFF EMPLOYEE AT THE SUPERVISORY LEVEL TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL | | DURING A RANDOM DRUG TEST. THIS INDIVIDUAL IS NOT LICENSED AND IS NOT | | CURRENTLY SUPERVISING ANYONE. | | | | THE INDIVIDUAL'S SITE ACCESS HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. | | | | THE NEED FOR A SAFETY WORK REVIEW IS BEING EVALUATED. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 28079 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: DOW CORNING CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/28/94 | | CITY: MIDLAND REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:26 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: MI |EVENT DATE: 11/28/94 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 12:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/28/94 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: FACSIMILE | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: WILLIAM HUFFMAN | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PROBLEM WITH DOW CORNING SUPPLIED SILICONE ELASTOMERS. | | | | DOW CORNING OF MIDLAND, MICHIGAN, NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS (SUPPLIERS TO | | NUCLEAR UTILITIES) OF A PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN SILICONE ELASTOMERS. THE | | ELASTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED DEVIATIONS IN THE SPECIFIED CURE RATES. IT IS | | NOT YET KNOWN IF THE DEVIATIONS AFFECT THE CURED PROPERTIES OF THESE | | MATERIALS OR COULD CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THEIR NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS. | | | | THE PRECISE USAGE OF THESE ELASTOMERS WITHIN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY WAS NOT | | PROVIDED, BUT APPLICATIONS APPARENTLY INCLUDE FIRE PROTECTION FUNCTIONS. | | THE ELASTOMERS INVOLVED ARE IN THE SYLGARD 170 PRODUCT LINE. A RECENT PART | | 21 REPORT ON DOW RTV ADHESIVE DEVIATIONS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THIS | | PROBLEM (SEE EVENT #28042). | | | | A COPY OF THIS REPORT HAS BEEN SENT TO NRR/TQMB (HAASS). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28080 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/28/94 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:22 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/28/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 19:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: WAHLENMAYER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/28/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: WILLIAM HUFFMAN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN RDO | |AESS 50.72(b)(1)(v) EMERGENCY SIREN INOP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | BEAVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SIREN ACTIVATION SYSTEM INOPERABLE. | | | | BEAVER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY INFORMED THE LICENSEE THAT THE | | EMERGENCY SIREN ACTIVATION SYSTEM WAS OUT OF SERVICE. THE CAUSE OF THE | | PROBLEM IS NOT YET KNOWN. DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY HAS DISPATCHED | | TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIANS TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED. | | | | *** UPDATE FROM WAHLENMAYER TO HUFFMAN AT 21:30 EST ON 11/28/94 *** | | UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SIREN ACTIVATION | | CIRCUITRY WAS OPERABLE AND HAD NEVER BEEN INOPERABLE. THE PROBLEM WAS IN | | THE SIREN TEST CIRCUITRY. THE CARD AT FAULT WILL BE REPLACED. BEAVER COUNTY | | AND RIDO (DOERFLEIN) HAVE BEEN INFORMED. THE NRC RESIDENT WILL BE NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28081 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/28/94 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:08 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/28/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 19:45[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KAFANTARIS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/28/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: WILLIAM HUFFMAN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN RDO | |AARC 50.72(b)(1)(v) OTHER ASMT/COMM INOP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 30 POWER OPERATION | 30 POWER OPERATION | | 2 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER (TSC) DEGRADED. | | | | POWER FROM THE ISLAND 13 KV RING BUS WAS LOST TO SUBSTATION #5. THIS CAUSED | | POWER TO THE TSC TO BE LOST. THE TSC DIESEL GENERATOR LOADED AND POWER WAS | | RESTORED, HOWEVER, THE VENTILATION FANS FAILED TO START. | | | | AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SPECIFIC CAUSE TO THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE TSC | | AND THE FAILURE OF THE VENTILATION FANS TO START IS UNDERWAY. | | | | THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE TSC HAD NO OTHER AFFECT ON SITE. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED. | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+